Patenga 50 MW — Bangladesh
Oil power plant in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Approximate location 22.2385, 91.8129.
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Patenga 50 MW is a 50 MW oil power plant in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is operated by United Anwara Power Ltd [99%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 38k homes (estimated). It ranks #114 of 129 Bangladesh power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2019, it is around 7 years old — recently built. In context, oil supplies about 12.1% of Bangladesh's electricity; the national grid averages 696 gCO₂/kWh (2.1% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1029241.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 50 MW, Patenga 50 MW is below the median oil plant in Bangladesh (100 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Bangladesh oil capacity
- 1.0% of 5,065 MW across 46 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 27 of 40 dated oil plants in Bangladesh are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest oil plants in Bangladesh
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by United Anwara Power Ltd [99%].
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 22.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #41 largest oil power plant of 46 in Bangladesh by capacity.
Bangladesh has 46 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 5,065 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Anwara Jalalabad power station · Gas · 600 MW · Chittagong
- Pertamina Bangladesh power station · Gas · 1,400 MW · Chittagong
- UPGD Anwara power station · Gas · 590 MW · Chittagong
- Jhulda · Oil · 316.8 MW · Chittagong
- Shikalbaha Peaking (GT) · Oil · 261 MW · Chittagong
- Chittagong power station (Orion) · Coal · 283 MW · Chattogram
Location
Coordinates 22.2385, 91.8129 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Patenga 50 MW?
Patenga 50 MW is a 50 MW oil power plant in Chittagong, Bangladesh, commissioned in 2019.
Who operates Patenga 50 MW?
Patenga 50 MW is operated by United Anwara Power Ltd [99%].